faim
French, noun/fɛ̃/
faim is spelled F-A-I-M (4 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written French, the 2,034th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faim is a French feminine noun meaning “hunger (desire of food)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sensation qui révèle l’envie ou le besoin de manger”.
What does faim mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehunger (desire of food)
- 2
femininehunger (strong desire)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sensation qui révèle l’envie ou le besoin de manger. 2. Le besoin de manger, lui-même. 3. Envie intense.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of faim
- faims plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faim?
- /fɛ̃/
- \fɛ̃\
- [la fɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to faim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is faim in French?
faim appears 41 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).